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Sophia would suffer with such severe anxiety it causes a violently upset stomach, and lead to infection.

Now Carrie has shared her story to show the damage bullying causes.

She says the bullying has included a girl telling Sophia what she can and can't eat - and who she can and can't play with.

Carrie said: "Things were so bad by the end of the summer term that Sophia was out of school for a couple of weeks because her sickness was so severe - she would be up all night and vomiting 20 times an hour.

"She'd be in so much pain and because her upset stomach was so violent, it would lead to a water infection and her body struggled.

"We've had her in hospital with high fevers which they've struggled to control."

Sophia Golledge with her mum Carrie

Carrie said she knew her sickness was down to something happening at school when Sophia would perk up on her days off.

"She's always been a small child but no matter what she ate, she didn't seem to be gaining weight or really thriving at such.

"Then we found out just how bad things had become for Sophia at school.

"This girl, who was supposed to be her best friend, was telling her what she could eat and so if she didn't like it, then she wasn't eating.

"She'd come home at night and she would sob from the minute she got home at half-past three until the minute she went to bed.

Carrie's heartbreaking Facebook post

This is what bullying does... This is my 6 year old daughter, hospitalised, due to bullying... This is my child with such a caring heart that despite being so ill "doesn't want anyone to get in trouble"... This is my child who has stopped eating, has cried herself to sleep, had anxiety so severe she's up sick over 20 times in an hour through the night... This is my child whose 'best friend' has emotionally abused her for so long she thought it was normal... This is my child who has been in and out of hospital for countless trips due to being so sick with anxiety... This is my child who was told off for 'telling tales at school'... This is my child who has been mocked on social media by the bullies parents for just having such a pure heart... This is my child who when addressing the issues with her school we were told "It's just 6 year olds being 6 year olds"... This is my child who was told by the school she should be the one feeling ashamed and be snuck in a side door of a morning... This is my child who her school failed her so badly that we had to move her schools...

#beatthebullies #timeforchange

"And when Sophia would try to take herself away from the people who were causing her distress, they would force the people who were playing with her to leave her on her own.

"So she was isolated from the people she was trying to mix with and make friends with.

"They would tell her to wait for her but then never come back and she'd miss her whole play time."

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Carrie says school staff have told Sophia just to play with someone else, and the headteacher has kept her inside at break times to keep her away from trouble.

Carrie said: "That's punishing the child that's being bullied rather than addressing the issue.

"When Sophia went to her teacher, she was told off for telling tales even though she's crying herself to sleep and rocking herself to sleep because she's in so much pain from anxiety."